Conference 2026

Spiritual Direction in the Age of Pope Leo

October 22-25, 2026 at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati, OH

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Past Conferences

2025

Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary Portland, OR

Teachers of Prayer

How can we teach our seminarians to pray well and to become teachers of prayer themselves? Insights were heard from Benedictine and Dominican experts. For more…

2024

The Pontifical Josephinum Columbus, OH

Deliverance Ministry and the Spiritual Director

Dr. Ralph Martin and Fr. Peter Ryan, SJ, came down from Sacred Heart Seminary to explore ways that seminary spiritual directors can use deliverance prayer. For more…

2023

Mount Saint Mary’s Emmitsburg, MD

Holiness in the Age of the Internet

Dr. Kevin Majeres of Harvard Medical School was the priniciple guest. He provided a masterful application of principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to growth in purity. For more…

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